noun
ground beetle; carabid beetle
Refers to beetles of the family Carabidae, especially those in the superfamily Caraboidea but excluding the subfamily Carabinae. In everyday Japanese, ゴミムシ is the common name for these insects.
庭でゴミムシを見つけた。
I found a ground beetle in the garden.
ゴミムシは夜行性のものが多い。
Many ground beetles are nocturnal.
noun
Anisodactylus signatus (a species of ground beetle)
A specific species within the ground beetles. This is a technical entomological term; in general contexts, it is simply referred to as a type of ゴミムシ.
アニソダクティルス・シグナタスはゴミムシの一種です。
Anisodactylus signatus is a species of ground beetle.
Rarely used kanji form.
The name ゴミムシ literally means 'rubbish insect', likely from the beetles' habit of being found among debris or litter. The exact origin is uncertain.